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A Dogon Figure

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Item Details

Description

Altarfigur
Dogon, Mali
Gesockelt / with custom base
Holz. H 29,5 cm.

Provenienz:
- Emil Storrer, Hallau.
- Nachlass Albert Bösiger, Zürich.
- Hammer Auktion 19, 28.03.2018, Lot 6
- Schweizer Privatsammlung, Genf.

Die Dogon verehrten Altarfiguren, von denen die meisten den Ahnen - wirklichen und mythischen - geweiht waren. Die Figuren galten als Bindeglied zwischen der sichtbaren und der unsichtbaren Welt, mittels dessen der Besitzer Kontakt zu den Geistwesen aufnehmen konnte.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Homberger, Lorenz (1995). Die Kunst der Dogon. Zürich: Museum Rietberg.

CHF 100 / 200
EUR 86 / 172

Condition

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